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CHRIST'S TENDER SYMPATHY

I want to talk about a time when Jesus showed deep emotions in the book of John.
We all want to know that God feels what we feel.
Experienced what we have experienced.
A God who understands us and our situation.
This gives us comfort and an ability to identify with God.

 John 11:33-46 (New Living Translation)

33. When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, he was moved with indignation and was deeply troubled.
34. "Where have you put him?" he asked them. They told him, "Lord, come and see."
35. Then Jesus wept.
36. The people who were standing nearby said, "See how much he loved him."

 Christ's tender sympathy with these afflicted friends troubled his spirit.
He was a divine-man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
Tears of compassion for humanity and their fall from Eden.

 We cannot convert our relatives and friends, but we should tell Christ’s story, warn, and invite them.
To a loving God who understands them.
To a loving God who died for them.
To a loving God who cares about their best interest.
Christ often expressed deep emotion,
We must never be afraid to reveal our true feelings to Him.
Be honest, and do not try to hide anything from God.
Jesus Christ is the only way back home among thousands of pagan gods taught in this world.
All paths do not lead back home.
Otherwise, Jesus would not have had to die on the cross for our sins, His death would have been in vain.
Only His atoning blood cleaned our sins away, no other did this for us or could have done this for us.
Only Jesus Christ deserves our worship.


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